The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-03
Southern Europe Shocked.

A despatch from Rome the 23d ult. :,
says two shocks of earthquake We're
felt at Nice at 6 O'Clock that morning.
Houses rocked, walls cracked, and in
some cases frail tenements were pros
trated to! the ground. The people
rushed from their houses and fell upon
their knees in the streets, praying for
deliverance from sudden death. Wis
itors to the city were greatly alarmed
and hastened to leave. Many persons
were injured by falling debris.
Later Information says that many
casualties were caused by the earth
quake, The people were panic strick en-
the entire population being in the
streets. The railway station was be-
sieged with passengers who were anx
iOus to leave at the first chance offered.
Two houses, one in st. Etiene street,
and one in st. Philippe street, and
the MaisOn BOurke, were destroyed,
three persons being buried in their
ruins. Shocks were also felt at Monte
Carlo and Monaco, at which places
they were 30 severe that rocks were
detached from the cliffs and precipita.
ted into the sea. The disturbance ex-
tended as far as Genoa.
A London dipatch says, later infor
nation concerning the earthquake in
the south of Europe, states that two
violent shocks were felt at Toulon at
o'clock. The first shock was of fif-
teen seconds duration, and the second
of twelve seconds. The movement
was from west to east. At Cannes
three shocks were fslt at the same
hour. The first shock, whica was
very violent, lasted for minute, The
second and third shocks were not as
heavy as the first. Many persons at
this place rushed to the seashore for
safety. Nobody was injured. At
Avignon three shocks were expert
enced between 6 and o'clock the first
| shock being SO severe as to awaken
crybody in the place. Several shocks
were felt at Geneva at & o'clock. At
Marseilles there was also a light shock
cracking the walls of a number of
houses. Shocks were also felt at Leg
horn and Milan, and several places in
! the Province of Genoa, Italy.
At the time of the earthquake the
Rivera was crowded with English and
American tourists and persons of dis
tinctioD. When the first shock &C
Cured the streets of Nice were fairly
thrOnged with persons in ballroom
costumes, returning to their homes
from the las carnival ball of the win.
ter season. To these the earthquake
came with peculiar terror. The shocks
were felt with great severity at Sa.
vona, near Genoa, and a number of
houses were wrecked and eleven per.
sons killed.
A despatch of the Oath ult says de.
tails received of the terrible resul,
of the earthquakes show that the eff.
fects were far more serious than was
first thought. The loss of life and
destruction of property is terrible. The
most startling news comes from the
Genoese Riviera. Over 800 people
were killed in the district. At the
village of Bajarado, situated at the
top of the hill, number of the in.
habitants took refuge in q church
when the shocks were first felt. A
subsequent and greater shock demol.
ished the church, and 800 of the peo.
pie who were in it were killed.
The total number of deaths reported
is nearly 1000. The shocks were felt
at Parma, Turin and Cosenzs. Undu
latiops of the earth were noticed al
Catama, in Sicily, at the foot of Mt
Etna.
Sixty houses at Nice are tOttering
and ready to fall, and will have to be
torn down and rebuilt. In Switzsr-
land huge avalanches came crashing
down the sides of the mountains, and
many villages were violently shaken
by the seismic disturbance.